Bad pdf quality when printing from word 2004

hello,
when i print a document with a lot of screenshots from wort in the save as pdf dialogue... the pictures in the document have a very bad quality.
where can i defin or setup the general quality for the print as a pdf?
i know, that there is a option for compressing file size as a pdf, but I work with the normal saving as a pdf.. and in the help, apple says, that this is the optimum quality..
can anyone help me?
thanks
fabian

Hi Fabian -
Screenshots produce very low resolution images... 72 pixels per inch on the Mac. The settings you are using do produce optimum quality, but based on what you are starting with, and 72 ppi is not sufficient for decent printed output.
If you save the screenshots (Grab saves as TIFF), use an image editor like Photoshop to create a better quality image (200 ppi) & then insert the image into your doc you'll get higher quality output.
There are also other programs that allow for higher quality screenshots if this is something you will need to do on a professional/regular basis.
HTH |:>)

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